Who do you want to meet at World Travel Market?

The EyeforTravel@World Travel Market events bring together the hottest names in online travel, make sure you’re there to meet them!

  • Innovation and Planning, British Airways
  • Business Development, WAYN?
  • Chief Executive, Opodo Ltd
  • Co-founder & Director, Black Tomato
  • Director Web Strategy & Business Development, TUI Travel
  • Marketing Manager UK & I, Cathay Pacific
  • Director, Travel.co.uk
  • COO, makemytrip.com Ltd
  • Cheif Operating Officer , HostelBookers.com
  • UK Head of Marketing, Opodo Ltd
  • Managing Director, Corporate Development and International, Priceline
  • New Media Manager, P&O Cruises
  • Founder and Executive Director, Yatra Online Pvt Ltd
  • Co-Founder and Director, STA Travel
  • Managing Director, travelguru.tv
  • COO, lastminute.com
  • Digital Marketing Manager for EMEA, Lonely Planet
  • eCommerce Manager, Leger Holidays
  • Vice President Brand Marketing & Strategy, EMEA, Sabre Travel Network
  • Program Manager, Google
  • Developer & Platform Evangelism, Microsoft
  • eCommerce Manager, SAS Scandinavian Airlines Danmark A/S
  • Director, Red Mud Media
  • Head of Mobile Advertising, Vodafone Ltd
  • Head of Mobile, AKQA
  • President, Partner Services Group and Expedia North America, Expedia
  • Co-founder, Cleartrip
  • MD Europe, Trip Advisor
  • CMO, Sabre Travel Network
  • Head of Product Management, Amadeus
  • Web Analytics Manager, Visit Britain
  • Head of Software Delivery, Easyjet
  • New BusinessDevelopment, Travelport
  • Chief Commercial Officer, SkyEurope Airlines
  • Ecommerce Account and Marketing Manager, VisitBritain
  • Head of Business Development, Lonely Planet
  • VP Product Strategy EU, Expedia
  • Hotel Ratings Manager, Expedia
  • Online Business Analysis Manager, Hilton
  • Group Innovation Manager, Lastminute.com
  • Regional Director of Marketing, Starwood Hotels & Resorts
  • E-commerce Distribution Manager, VisitBritain
  • Professor, University Of Pretoria
  • E-Business Manager, Istanbul Turizm Otelcilik A.S
  • Engineer, Viagens Abreu
  • Marketing and Technology Director, Musafir
  • E-Commerce Development Manager, Warner Leisure Hotels
  • Director/CEO, Almax Tours & Travel Ltd
  • Product Manager, Actimos
  • GM, MTS
  • Business Development Director, Special Tours Wholesalers
  • Business Development Director, Special Tours Wholesalers
  • CEO, Actimos
  • Founder and Executive Director, Mobile Travel Technologies
  • COO, makemytrip.com Ltd
  • Managing Director, Flavours of Italy Ltd
  • CEO, Expotel
  • HostelBookers.com
  • HostelBookers.com
  • HostelBookers.com
  • Director Business Development, HRS-Hotel Reservation Service
  • CEO, Imaginventure SA
  • Direct Sales&Marketing Director, Valamar Hotels & Resorts
  • Sales and Marketing Specialist, Valamar Hotels & Resorts
  • Direct Sales&Marketing Director, Valamar Hotels & Resorts
  • Regional Sales & Marketing Director, Valamar Hotels & Resorts
  • Managing Director, Riviera Tours
  • IT Development Manager, Hotelscene
  • Marketing Manager, Iceland Travel
  • CEO, Imaginventure
  • Managing Director, Area Travel Agency
  • Development Manager, AREA Travel Agency Ltd
  • Manager, e-Business & Content Management, Area Travel Agency Ltd
  • Product Manager, ITB - Messe Berlin GmbH
  • Assistant to MD, Europe Travel SA
  • Head of E-Commerce, Transavia.com
  • Business Development Manager, Transavia.com
  • Managing Director, ebookers.com
  • USAirtours Holiday
  • VP Marketing, FastBooking
  • Management Board Member, Valamar Hotels & Resorts
  • Commercial Director, Avvio
  • Managing Director, Area Travel Agency
  • Development Manager, AREA Travel Agency Ltd
  • Manager, e-Business & Content Management, Area Travel Agency Ltd
  • CEO, Mobile Commerce
  • Editorial Director, TravelMuse
  • Sales and Marketing Director for Poland and Baltic Area, Orbis
  • Head of Communication and Services, AAU
  • Travel editor, iCrossing
  • E-commerce Assistant, Pestana
  • Conversion Manager, Bourne Leisure
  • Head of Direct and Leisure Sales, KLM
  • CEO, Net Trans Services AS
  • Director , Barcelo Hotels
  • Marketing Director, Cumbria Tourism
  • Managing Director, Acacia Adventure Holidays
  • Area Manager, Nordic Countries, Booking.com
  • Managing Director, ClickSquared
  • Solution Architect, ClickSquared
  • Director, BT Wireless Broadband, BT
  • VP Communication Europe, Disneyland Resort Paris
  • Chief Technology Officer, iCrossing
  • Managing Director Europe, Mobile Marketing Association
  • Web Production & Online Marketing Manager, Visit Britain
  • Sales Manager, Valamar Hotels & Resorts
  • Webmaster, Syddansk Turisme
  • Marketing Director, Syddansk Turisme
  • Head of IT Innovation, Virgin Atlantic
  • Account Manager, Google UK
  • Partner Management, Paysafecard.com
  • Communications Manager, HF Holidays
  • Managing Director, Club 7 Holidays
  • Lead Engineer, SITA Lab, SITA
  • Director, Sani Holidays
  • Tourist Information Manager, VisitBritain
  • Online Marketing Manager, VisitBritain
  • Business Development Director, Discovery Guide
  • Director, Jungle Bay Resort & Spa
  • Development Manager, AREA Travel Agency Ltd
  • Director, Ong Group
  • Marketing Director, Mitsu-W Ltd
  • Chief Operating Officer, HostelBookers.com
  • HostelBookers.com
  • HostelBookers.com
  • BDM - Wireless & Digital, Lonely Planet
  • HostelBookers.com
  • Chief Operating Officer, Ezeego One Travel and Tours
  • Director, Red Mud Media
  • Cheif Operating Officer, HostelBookers.com
  • Regional Director, IBS Europe
  • Sales Director, V.I.P. Service
  • Director of Technology & Production, V.I.P. Service
  • E-Business Manager, Istanbul Turizm Otelcilik A.S
  • Marketing Manager, LIAT The Caribbean Airline
  • Product Manager, Expedia
  • Manager, Terminal 1 Travel
  • Manager, Terminal 1 Travel
  • Online Marketing Manager, House of Travel
  • Chief Information Officer, Tourism British Columbia
  • Senior Manager, Online User Experience, Hilton
  • Marketing Manager, Cumbria Tourism
  • MD, Africabound Adventures
  • Marketing Director, EasyCar
  • Director of Market and Product Definition, Hilton
  • Industry Head, Google UK
  • lastminute.com
  • M.D., Suite Company
  • Director of Corporate Devleopment, Expedia
  • Tours Coordinator, McCabe Pilgrimages
  • Senior Manager of Brand Distribution, TripAdvisor
  • e-Business Developer, Transavia.com
  • Lastminute.com
  • Chairman, Actimos
  • Board Member, Actimos
  • Managing Director, Corporate Development and International, Priceline
  • General Manager, The Marmara Hotels & Residences
  • Online Marketing Manager, House of Travel
  • Head Of Online, BMI
  • Head of Ecommerce, BMI

Event Overview

On 11th November, the first dedicated mobile travel conference, Mobile Technology in Travel, part of World Travel Market 2008, brings together leading travel brands, the innovators of the travel industry, major mobile companies, and experts in cutting edge mobile technology to offer you unparalleled insight into mobile and show you how it can help you cut costs and generate revenue.

Already the most widely used digital device on the planet, mobile adoption is growing at unprecedented rates. Technology and the mobile user have now come of age to create the most disruptive technology since the web.

We stand on the verge of a revolution which will fundamentally affect the way your customers will interact with your brand and purchase travel. Your customers have indicated their desire to use mobile - it's time to do something about it!

Mobile facts and figures:

  • Leading Mobile travel web sites are achieving hundreds of thousands of accesses per month, a figure growing, in some cases by up to 20% per month
  • Mobile provides access to significant cost savings, for example, mobile check-in and reduced traffic to call centres
  • Mobile can generate revenue – whilst the number of reservations on mobile are small but growing, mobile offers a great potential for the sale of ancillaries
  • The number of subscribers using mobile Internet services is predicted to rise from 577 million currently, to top 1.7bn by 2013

Mobile Technology in Travel offers you the opportunity to see, first hand, how mobile could and should be incorporated into your sales, marketing and distribution strategies. With essential insight from the following experts: -

  • Paul Berney, Managing Director Europe, Mobile Marketing Association
  • Richard Saggers, Head of Mobile Advertising, Vodafone Group Services Limited
  • Matt Jerwood, Director of Business Development, WAYN
  • Mark Heynen, Program Manager, Google
  • Dave Hughes, Director, BT Wireless Broadband
  • Amy Scarth, Head of Research, EyeforTravel Research
  • Pablo Alvarez, Group Innovation Manager, lastminute.com
  • Gerry Samuels, Founder and Executive Director, Mobile Travel Technologies
  • Dan Rosen, Head of Mobile, AKQA
  • Steve Page, CEO, Mobile Commerce
  • Chris Carmichael, Innovation and Planning, British Airways
  • Geoffrey Breeze, VP EMEA Brand Marketing and Services, Sabre
  • Jean-Noel Lau Keng, Head of Product Management, Amadeus
  • Matthieu Heslouin, CEO, Actimos
  • Rajnish Kumar, Co-founder and CTO, iXiGO
  • Todd Shingler, CEO, MobileAware
  • Matthew Cashmore, Digital Innovation, Lonely Planet